Belt game 4,586 · January 4, 1997
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Miami Heat 83–80 at home to start reign 2,024 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since December 26, 1996, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on January 6, 1997.
2,024Reign number
36Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 41 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 8-14 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Bryon Russell | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Chris Morris | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| John Stockton | 37 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Greg Ostertag | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Howard Eisley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jamie Watson | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Greg Foster | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voshon Lenard | 32 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 6-13 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 37 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Sasha Danilovic | 32 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-5 | 3-3 |
| Tim Hardaway | 40 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-18 | 0-8 | 5-6 |
| Ike Austin | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| P.J. Brown | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Askins | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Martin Muursepp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Strickland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Grant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Majerle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).